WikiLeaks slams Indian group for using its name to create communal tension

WikiLeaks, the international organisation known for publishing confidential information about governments, has pulled up an Indian group for using its name and writing controversial posts on Twitter.

A Twitter account named WikiLeaks4India, with a similarly named handle @wikileaks4india, has been posting controversial material, including on the issue of cow slaughter and beef, sensitive topics in India in recent months.

WikiLeaks4India, which claims to be a news organisation, is located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It's Twitter profile reads as: "A healthy transparent, inquisitive journalistic media plays a vital role in democracy.The motive of#WikiLeaks4India is to revive journalism in India".

On Tuesday, WikiLeaks put up a post on its official Twitter account claiming the handle was using its name without permission and trying to "stir tensions between Hindus and Muslims".